Monday, January 11, 2010

1 NEW YORK STATE SENATE 2 3 4 THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD 5 6 7 8 9 ALBANY, NEW YORK 10 January 11, 2010 11 3:22 p.m. 12 13 14 REGULAR SESSION 15 16 17 18 19 SENATOR LIZ KRUEGER, Acting President 20 ANGELO J. APONTE, Secretary 21 22 23 24

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 P R O C E E D I N G S 2 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: The 3 Senate will come to order. 4 (Color guard presents.) 5 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: I 6 would like to welcome the cadets: Zin Han, 7 Albaro Pillco, Thomas Macrini, and Jason Chan, 8 from the New York City Group of the New York 9 Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, along with Major 10 Mac Brice, Captain Valerie Ricchiuti, and 11 Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Liddle, who will be 12 presenting the colors today. 13 I also would like to welcome 14 Lieutenant Colonel Vandon Williams, Major 15 Stephen Samuels, Major Sharon Williams, First 16 Lieutenant Audrey Dayton, Cadet Jaretsky 17 Chino, senior member Virginia Ricchiuti, Cadet 18 Ryan Dayton, and Russell Macrini, who are in 19 the gallery with us today. 20 I would ask everyone present to 21 please rise while they lead us in the Pledge 22 of Allegiance to our Flag. 23 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited 24 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.)

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 (Color guard performs.) 2 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank 3 you very much. 4 The invocation today will be 5 delivered by Rabbi Haskell Lookstein of the 6 Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun and the 7 principal of the Ramaz School of my district 8 in Manhattan. 9 Welcome, Rabbi. 10 RABBI LOOKSTEIN: The Talmud 11 states: Rabbi Hanina Segan ha-Kohanim Omer. 12 Rabbi Hanina, the deputy high priest, said: 13 {in Hebrew} Pray for the welfare of the 14 government, {in Hebrew} for were it not for 15 respect for it, people would swallow one 16 another alive. 17 Eternal God, in these very 18 difficult days when so many of our citizens 19 are suffering from all kinds of deprivations, 20 we thank You for those who dedicate their 21 lives here to the peaceful ordering of society 22 in New York State. 23 We thank You for their commitment 24 to justice, fairness and equity for all, for

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 their devotion to the American ideals of 2 democracy, freedom, opportunity, and equality 3 for all regardless of race, religion, or 4 national origin, and for their concern for the 5 safety of our citizenry in a world in which 6 the opponents of those ideals use violence and 7 terror to, in the words of Rabbi Hanina, 8 swallow us alive and destroy our way of life. 9 {In Hebrew} Dear God, bless this 10 State Senate and all its members with health 11 and well-being. May their deliberations and 12 decisions help us all to live in a world of 13 happiness, prosperity, and peace. 14 And let us say amen. 15 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank 16 you very much, Rabbi Lookstein. 17 Call for the reading of the 18 Journal. 19 The Secretary will read. 20 THE SECRETARY: In Senate, 21 Sunday, January 10, the Senate met pursuant to 22 adjournment. The Journal of Saturday, 23 January 9, was read and approved. On motion, 24 Senate adjourned.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: 2 Without objection, the Journal stands approved 3 as read. 4 Presentation of petitions. 5 Messages from the Assembly. 6 Messages from the Governor. 7 Reports of standing committees. 8 Reports of select committees. 9 Communications and reports from 10 state officers. 11 Motions and resolutions. 12 Senator Klein. 13 SENATOR KLEIN: Madam President, 14 I have two motions. 15 First, on behalf of Senator Foley, 16 I move that the following bill be discharged 17 from its respective committee and be 18 recommitted with instructions to strike the 19 enacting clause: Senate Number 4663. 20 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: So 21 ordered. 22 SENATOR KLEIN: Next, on behalf 23 of myself, I move that the following bills be 24 discharged from their respective committees

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 and be recommitted with instructions to strike 2 the enacting clause: Senate Numbers 1182, 3 1363C, 1827, 1832, 1841, 1844A, 1854, 2654, 4 2582, 4164, 4202, 5622, 5754, 5770A, 5931B, 5 and 5934. 6 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: So 7 ordered. 8 Senator Libous, why do you rise? 9 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you, Madam 10 President. 11 I too, on behalf of Senator 12 DeFrancisco, move that the following bills be 13 discharged from their respective committees 14 and be recommitted with instructions to strike 15 the enacting clause. And they would be Senate 16 Bill Numbers 1494, 2038, and 2424. 17 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: So 18 ordered. 19 Senator Klein. 20 SENATOR KLEIN: Madam President, 21 I believe Senator Volker has a privileged 22 resolution at the desk. I ask that the 23 resolution be read in its entirety and move 24 for its immediate adoption.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: The 2 Secretary will read. 3 THE SECRETARY: By Senator 4 Volker, legislative resolution mourning the 5 death of Joseph A. Tauriello, former New York 6 State Senator. 7 "WHEREAS, It is with great sorrow 8 and deep regret that this Legislative Body 9 records the passing of Joseph A. Tauriello, 10 noting the significance of his purposeful life 11 and accomplishments; and 12 "WHEREAS, A lifelong West Side 13 Buffalo resident, Joseph A. Tauriello attended 14 Grover Cleveland High School and was appointed 15 to the United States Military Academy at West 16 Point but instead enrolled at the University 17 of Buffalo; and 18 "WHEREAS, In 1958 Joseph A. 19 Tauriello began a 10-year stint with the 20 Buffalo Fire Department as a firefighter. He 21 eventually rose to the position of arson 22 investigator in the Fire Prevention Bureau; 23 and 24 "WHEREAS, Inspired by his uncle, a

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 former councilman and member of Congress, 2 Joseph A. Tauriello won the 27th Ward seat of 3 the Board of Supervisors in 1965, where he was 4 a key figure in bringing off-track betting to 5 Erie County, in Erie County Community College 6 Affairs, and in the long controversy that 7 eventually established the home of the Buffalo 8 Bills in what is now Ralph Wilson Stadium; and 9 "WHEREAS, In 1973, Joseph A. 10 Tauriello was elected to the New York State 11 Senate and emerged as a major Buffalo voice in 12 the Legislature and served as the minority 13 whip. He was nominated to the New York State 14 Workers' Compensation Board in 1980 by former 15 Governor Hugh L. Carey; and 16 "WHEREAS, A major figure in local 17 and state Democratic politics for more than 18 four decades, Joseph A. Tauriello never lost 19 his political touch. He continued meeting and 20 talking every day with voters in the coffee 21 shops and gathering places in his long-time 22 West Side political base; and 23 "WHEREAS, Joseph A. Tauriello also 24 had a long relationship with the military,

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 joining the United States Army and graduating 2 from Officers Candidate School at Fort 3 Benning, Georgia, as a first lieutenant. He 4 later served as company commander of the Third 5 Brigade Headquarters of the New York National 6 Guard's 27th Division; and 7 "WHEREAS, A member of the Western 8 New York Reserve Officers Association, 74th 9 Infantry Regiment Veterans Association, and 10 the Holy Name Society of Holy Angels Catholic 11 Church, Joseph A. Tauriello was part of a 12 group of politicians, judges, newspapermen and 13 others who gathered each Saturday for lunch 14 and conversation about the affairs of the last 15 week, where his political predictions proved 16 almost always 100 percent accurate; and 17 "WHEREAS, Joseph A. Tauriello is 18 survived by his brother, Daniel, a sister, 19 Lucille Mancinelli, and his long-time 20 companion, JoAnn R. Joyce, all of whom felt 21 privileged to be part of his life and rejoiced 22 in his many accomplishments; and 23 "WHEREAS, Armed with a humanistic 24 spirit, imbued with a sense of compassion, and

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 comforted by a loving family, Joseph A. 2 Tauriello leaves behind a legacy which will 3 long endure the passage of time and will 4 remain as a comforting memory to all he served 5 and befriended; now, therefore, be it 6 "RESOLVED, That this Legislative 7 Body pause in its deliberations to mourn the 8 death of Joseph A. Tauriello, former New York 9 State Senator; and be it further 10 "RESOLVED, That a copy of this 11 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted 12 to the family of Joseph A. Tauriello." 13 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: 14 Senator Volker. 15 SENATOR VOLKER: Madam President, 16 Joe Tauriello was a wonderful gentleman, a 17 personal friend who I knew even before he was 18 a State Senator. He was a man who was part of 19 a major political family in Western New York. 20 His uncle was a highly rated Congressman who 21 was very close to my father. 22 And Joe kept in contact with me 23 even after he left the Senate. He was a 24 friend of some people in this chamber, because

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 it's been a number of years since he left 2 after his appointment by Hugh Carey. But he 3 was the kind of fellow who, if he was your 4 friend, he was your friend. 5 In fact, he was my friend -- I 6 don't believe there was a political fundraiser 7 that I had that he ever didn't contribute to, 8 even though Joe Tauriello was very much a 9 Democrat. 10 And he was a good man. His brother 11 Dan many of you would know although you may 12 not have realized it. Dan Tauriello was a 13 Buffalo police officer who was one of the top 14 security people for the governors, starting 15 out, I believe, with Mario Cuomo, going 16 through obviously George Pataki, and retired 17 just a few years ago. But Dan was also one of 18 the highest-ranking intelligence people in the 19 Northeast. 20 By the way, we notified the family 21 but the family was unable to come up here. Of 22 course most of the family is a little older. 23 But Joe Tauriello is a guy that 24 people in Buffalo -- I believe many -- will

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 never forget. 2 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank 3 you, Senator Volker. 4 Senator Farley. 5 SENATOR FARLEY: Yes, I rise to 6 pay tribute to Joe Tauriello. 7 He was probably one of the 8 sweetest, nicest men I ever knew. You know, 9 in this house, the collegiality and so forth, 10 Joe Tauriello epitomized that. Everybody 11 loved him on both sides of the aisle. 12 He was a real dear friend of mine. 13 I kept in touch with him from the day he left 14 the Senate until almost his last few days on 15 this earth. 16 Joe Tauriello was such a gentle, 17 kind, great guy. He was the epitome of what a 18 good politician should be. Because he really 19 never offended anyone. He believed in his 20 principles. And he was a moderate. And he 21 was a type of guy that I think represents what 22 is the best in public office. 23 He was a great guy. I really feel 24 bad that the Buffalo area is poorer without

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 him. And I wish he and his family all the 2 very best. And my sympathy to his brother and 3 to all of his family on this great loss. Joe 4 Tauriello was a great guy. 5 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank 6 you. 7 Senator Bill Stachowski. 8 SENATOR STACHOWSKI: Yes, Madam 9 President. I too rise to say a few words 10 about Joe Tauriello. 11 Obviously, Senator Tauriello was 12 gone before I got here, but I knew Joe 13 Tauriello from the city. He was a wonderful 14 human being, a great person to go to for 15 information, always supported you, was a real 16 strong Democrat. 17 But he always came back to Senate 18 Club dinners, and you could see from the 19 reaction from people on both sides he was a 20 well-liked individual. Didn't make enemies, 21 as Senator Volker stated earlier. 22 And most important of all is Joe 23 Tauriello was my friend, and I'll miss him. 24 Thank you.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank 2 you. 3 Senator Antoine Thompson. 4 SENATOR THOMPSON: Let me just 5 say that it is with a humble heart that I 6 stand today to also offer some kind words for 7 a very distinguished colleague in government 8 and also in the civic community as well. 9 As a number of folks have stated, 10 that even after he left public service he was 11 very involved civically and professionally. 12 Even as recent as about a year and a half ago, 13 he was out and about doing different things. 14 So I really had a chance to meet 15 him on other folks' campaigns over the last 10 16 to 15 years when he would pop in, as Senator 17 Volker talked about. I probably didn't get as 18 much money out of him as Volker probably did, 19 but he did make a couple of deposits. 20 (Laughter.) 21 SENATOR THOMPSON: But I am very 22 privileged to serve in the seat now that he 23 held as well, and so many others that he 24 provided a good legacy for as well. So I just

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 wanted to offer those kind words. 2 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank 3 you. 4 Any other Senators wishing to be 5 heard on the resolution? 6 Senator Volker. 7 SENATOR VOLKER: Madam President, 8 may I offer the cosponsorship to anybody that 9 wants to cosponsor it, to the entire chamber, 10 unless somebody says they don't want to. 11 Okay? 12 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: We 13 will get to that further down the list. Thank 14 you. Certainly, Senator. 15 The question is on the resolution. 16 All those in favor please signify by saying 17 aye. 18 (Response of "Aye.") 19 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: 20 Opposed, nay. 21 (No response.) 22 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: The 23 resolution is adopted. 24 Senator Volker has indicated he

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 would like to open this resolution up to the 2 entire body for cosponsorship. Anyone wishing 3 not to be included as a cosponsor please 4 notify the desk. 5 Senator Klein. 6 SENATOR KLEIN: Madam President, 7 I believe there's a resolution by Senator 8 Seward at the desk. I ask that the resolution 9 be read in its entirety and move for its 10 immediate adoption. 11 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: The 12 Secretary will read. 13 THE SECRETARY: By Senator 14 Seward, Legislative Resolution Number 3608, 15 honoring the members of the New York City 16 Group of the New York Wing of the Civil Air 17 Patrol Color Guard upon the occasion of 18 capturing the 2009 National Color Guard 19 Competition. 20 "WHEREAS, It is the sense of this 21 Legislative Body to honor and pay tribute to 22 the youth of today, and leaders of tomorrow, 23 whose character and achievements have inspired 24 and brought pride to our majestic Empire

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 State; and 2 "WHEREAS, Attendant to such 3 concern, and in full accord with its 4 long-standing traditions, this Legislative 5 Body is justly proud to honor the members of 6 the New York City Group of the New York Wing 7 of the Civil Air Patrol Color Guard upon the 8 occasion of capturing the 2009 National Color 9 Guard Competition; and 10 "WHEREAS, From July 9 to 12, 2009, 11 the members of the New York City Group of the 12 New York Wing of the Civil Air Patrol Color 13 Guard competed in the National Color Guard 14 Competition at Evergreen Aviation Museum in 15 McMinnville, Oregon, taking first place in 16 five events -- inspection, outdoor practical, 17 indoor practical, the mile run, and written 18 exam, as well as second place in the standard 19 drill and third place in the panel quiz; and 20 "WHEREAS, In addition, Cadet Chief 21 Master Sergeant Thomas Macrini won the male 22 Fleetfoot Award for the fastest time in the 23 mile run, and Cadet Chief Master Sergeant 24 Albaro Pillco for the highest score in the

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 written exam; and 2 "WHEREAS, The first team from the 3 New York Wing and the Northeast Region to win 4 the National Color Guard Competition, the 5 members of the New York City Group of the 6 New York Wing of the Civil Air Patrol Color 7 Guard were comprised of Cadet Chief Master 8 Sergeant Thomas Macrini, Cadet Chief Master 9 Sergeant Zin Han, Cadet Chief Master Sergeant 10 Albaro Pillco, and Cadet Staff Sergeant Jason 11 Chan, and escorted by Major Mac Brice and 12 Captain Valerie Ricchiuti; and 13 "WHEREAS, Poised eagerly with 14 enthusiasm and determined purpose, the members 15 of the New York City Group of the New York 16 Wing of the Civil Air Patrol Color Guard now 17 stand honorably, with just pride in their 18 accomplishments and in eager anticipation of 19 future challenges, understanding and 20 appreciating the caring counsel and support 21 provided by their teachers, coaches, family 22 and friends; and 23 "WHEREAS, It is the sense of this 24 Legislative Body that when young people of

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 such noble aims and accomplishments are 2 brought to our attention, they should be 3 celebrated and recognized by all the citizens 4 of the great State of New York; now, 5 therefore, be it 6 "RESOLVED, This that Legislative 7 Body pause in its deliberations to honor the 8 members of the New York City Group of the 9 New York Wing of the Civil Air Patrol Color 10 Guard upon the occasion of capturing the 2009 11 National Color Guard Competition, and to 12 extend to them its best wishes for a future of 13 purposeful success and well-being, fully 14 confident of their response to a promising 15 future and appreciative of the model they 16 represent for all aspiring young people from 17 the Empire State; and be it further 18 "RESOLVED, That a copy of this 19 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted 20 to the members of the New York City Group of 21 the New York Wing of the Civil Air Patrol 22 Color Guard." 23 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: 24 Senator Seward.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 SENATOR SEWARD: Yes, thank you, 2 Madam President. 3 It's certainly an honor and a 4 privilege for me to rise today to support the 5 resolution that recognizes the members of the 6 New York City Group of the New York Wing Civil 7 Air Patrol Color Guard for capturing the 2009 8 National Color Guard Competition. 9 Now, this team, as we saw so well 10 demonstrated here before us as they presented 11 the colors, no doubt and no question in my 12 mind how and why they won first place in five 13 events, second and third place in two other 14 events. It's an impressive team. 15 This is especially significant 16 because it represents the very first team from 17 the New York Wing and the entire Northeast, 18 for that matter, that has won the National 19 Color Guard Competition. So this is a very 20 special group. 21 Now, as many of you know, there are 22 a number of our colleagues who are involved in 23 the Civil Air Patrol in one way or another. 24 This is a volunteer, nonprofit auxiliary of

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 the United States Air Force. 2 We mainly think of the Civil Air 3 Patrol in their role as providers of a whole 4 array of emergency services to the people of 5 the State of New York, including forest fire 6 protection, disaster relief services, 7 guaranteed communications, aircraft emergency 8 assistance, such as search and rescue 9 missions, those types of things. 10 But in addition to all of that, the 11 Civil Air Patrol also encourages the 12 activities to help develop young people into 13 responsible citizens, which is primarily done 14 through what I'd have to call the phenomenal 15 cadet program. 16 Now, the color guard team that we 17 are honoring today is comprised of exceptional 18 young adults from the Civil Air Patrol's cadet 19 program. Now, this program is designed for 20 young adults between the ages of 12 and 18. 21 It aims at essential life-skill development 22 and instills values including teamwork, 23 personal integrity, leadership, respect, 24 self-confidence, just to name a few. And

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 we've seen all of those characteristics 2 demonstrated by our team today. 3 You know, Lieutenant Colonel Andy 4 Liddle, who comes from my district, is the 5 regional governmental affairs advisor, and he 6 has gotten me involved in the Civil Air 7 Patrol. And I have come to not only respect 8 and admire the organization but to fully 9 recognize that the Civil Air Patrol is a 10 tremendous asset to the people of the State of 11 New York, and the cadet program is certainly 12 an important part of that. 13 So I just want to rise and 14 congratulate our outstanding team as well as 15 all of those who are involved in the Civil Air 16 Patrol throughout the State of New York. You 17 have our heartfelt not only congratulations, 18 but our thanks. 19 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank 20 you. 21 Senator Smith. 22 SENATOR SMITH: Thank you very 23 much, Madam President. 24 And thank you, Senator Seward, for

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 acknowledging these young men who have been a 2 prime example of excellence for all of us. 3 Winning a nationwide competition, 4 coming in at first place obviously sends a 5 message to us as adults and other young people 6 that there are young people who are 7 disciplined and understand what it means to 8 make their communities, their families, and 9 their instructors and officers very proud. 10 I have the distinct pleasure of 11 knowing that all of them come from Queens, 12 New York. And not to be proprietary, Senator 13 Seward, but it's nice to know that we have 14 good stock. 15 And so I appreciate the officers 16 for what they've done. Cadet Zin Han, who is 17 from Corona, attends Aviation High School. We 18 have Cadet Albaro Pillco, from Jackson 19 Heights, who attends Aviation. I'm pausing on 20 the next one, because Cadet Thomas Macrini, I 21 told him that I had some reservations on 22 acknowledging him because he went to Holy 23 Cross. And Holy Cross is a direct rival of 24 Christ the King High School, where I went. So

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 for the record, all my high school friends are 2 probably asking me why I'm acknowledging 3 somebody from Holy Cross. 4 But Cadet Macrini, good to see you. 5 And also Jason Chan, from Fresh Meadows, from 6 Bayside High School. 7 You have distinguished yourselves. 8 This is a nice day for you. You've made your 9 officers and those who are here with you very 10 proud. But you have made us proud. And you 11 also allow us to know that the future is great 12 and we have some tremendous opportunity for 13 young people as yourself. 14 Congratulations to each and every 15 one of you, to your parents, to your friends. 16 And when you leave here, on me, your officers 17 are going to treat you to some nice dinner. 18 Take care and God bless. 19 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank 20 you. 21 Senator Farley. 22 SENATOR FARLEY: Unlike Senator 23 Smith and Senator Seward, I have no connection 24 with the team. But as somebody that watched

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 them perform and having been in the military 2 and seen a lot of honor guards perform, I 3 never saw such precision in how well you -- I 4 can see why you're national champs. Because I 5 could never perform the way that you did and 6 with your precision as a team. 7 I congratulate you. It's really 8 something to watch. And we're honored to have 9 you here. Congratulations and thank you for 10 coming. 11 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank 12 you. 13 Are there any other Senators 14 wishing to be heard on the resolution? 15 The question is on the resolution. 16 All those in favor please signify by saying 17 aye. 18 (Response of "Aye.") 19 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: 20 Opposed, nay. 21 (No response.) 22 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: The 23 resolution is adopted. 24 Senator Seward has indicated he

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 would like to open this resolution to the 2 entire body for cosponsorship. Anyone wishing 3 to not be included as a cosponsor please 4 notify the desk. 5 Senator Smith. 6 SENATOR SMITH: Yes, Madam 7 President. I believe there is a resolution by 8 Senator Thompson at the desk. I ask that the 9 resolution be read in its entirety and move 10 for its immediate adoption. 11 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: The 12 Secretary will read. 13 THE SECRETARY: By Senator 14 Thompson, legislative resolution mourning the 15 death of Dr. William R. Greiner, a man of 16 singular distinction and extraordinary 17 accomplishment. 18 "WHEREAS, It is the custom of this 19 Legislative Body to pay proper tribute to 20 those individuals of extraordinary character 21 whose lives exemplified the highest ideals of 22 humanity and whose lifework and civic endeavor 23 served to enhance the quality of life in the 24 great State of New York; and

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 "WHEREAS, Dr. William R. Greiner, 2 who went from the first person in his family 3 to attend college, to Yale Law School, to the 4 presidency of the University at Buffalo, died 5 on Saturday, December 19, 2009, at the age of 6 75; and 7 "WHEREAS, A native of Meridian, 8 Connecticut, the only child of a blue-collar 9 family, Dr. William R. Greiner worked his way 10 through Wesleyan University and Yale Law, 11 where he earned both a law degree and a 12 master's degree in economics; and 13 "WHEREAS, After his first job as a 14 professor at the University of Washington, 15 Dr. William R. Greiner came to the University 16 at Buffalo as a law school professor in 1967; 17 and 18 "WHEREAS, A distinguished educator, 19 Dr. William R. Greiner gradually rose through 20 the administrative ranks at the university, 21 serving as associate provost at the law 22 school, associate vice president for academic 23 affairs, and acting vice president for 24 academic affairs; and

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 "WHEREAS, In 1984, Dr. William R. 2 Greiner was named provost of the University at 3 Buffalo, becoming the institution's chief 4 academic officer. Seven years later, he 5 became the 13th president of the University at 6 Buffalo; and 7 "WHEREAS, Throughout his presidency 8 of the largest university in the state system, 9 Dr. William R. Greiner continually 10 demonstrated extreme competence, extraordinary 11 intelligence, and diligent leadership in his 12 unwavering service to the University at 13 Buffalo and the local community; and 14 "WHEREAS, Dr. William R. Greiner 15 directed the comprehensive review of the 16 University at Buffalo's academic mission and 17 administrative structure, made significant 18 advances in the recruitment and retention of 19 quality students and faculty, increased 20 external support, and established corporate 21 partnerships including those developed with 22 IBM and Xerox; and 23 "WHEREAS, Furthermore, under his 24 luminous direction, five student apartment

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 complexes, a new Student Union and Commons 2 retail center, an expanded UB Stadium, and a 3 new natural sciences complex, mathematics 4 building, and comprehensive health sciences 5 education center were all completed, greatly 6 improving the campus environment and student 7 life as well as the university's academic and 8 research capabilities; and 9 "WHEREAS, President Greiner's 10 initiatives to both develop the university and 11 aid in the improvement of the Western New York 12 economy included renewed ties to the region's 13 businesses and industries through the creation 14 of the UB Business Alliance, the Center for 15 Computational Research, the Institute for 16 Research on Lasers, Photonics and 17 Biophotonics, and other organized research and 18 service programs; and 19 "WHEREAS, In addition to his 20 academic responsibilities, Dr. William R. held 21 numerous positions in local, state and 22 national higher education organizations 23 including the University at Buffalo 24 Foundation, American Council on Education

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Commission on Women in Higher Education, 2 New York State Senate Higher Education 3 Advisory committee, Western New York 4 Consortium of Higher Education, Western 5 New York Health Sciences Consortium, 6 Association of American Universities, and the 7 National Association of State Universities and 8 Land-Grant Colleges; and 9 "WHEREAS, Dr. William R. Greiner 10 retired as president of the University at 11 Buffalo in 2003, and from teaching in October 12 of 2009, after 42 years as a brilliant 13 educator and a superlative administrator; and 14 "WHEREAS Dr. William R. Greiner 15 exhibited uncommon leadership and commitment 16 to making quality educational programs and 17 opportunities available at the University at 18 Buffalo for the benefit of all its students 19 and faculty, the Western New York region, and 20 the State of New York; and 21 "WHEREAS, Despite his busy 22 professional life, Dr. William R. Greiner was 23 active in several organizations which work to 24 promote economic development throughout

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Western New York. He served on the board of 2 directors and the executive committee of the 3 Buffalo Niagara Partnership. He was also a 4 member of the board of directors of the 5 Buffalo Niagara Enterprise and served on the 6 Empire State Regional Economic Development 7 Council, the Western New York Economic 8 Development Corporation, and the Western 9 New York Regional Economic Development 10 Council; and 11 "WHEREAS, Additionally, Dr. William 12 R. Greiner served on several citizens advisory 13 committees and boards related to the 14 healthcare concerns of the Western New York 15 region; and 16 "WHEREAS, A devoted husband and 17 father, Dr. William R. Greiner embodied 18 countless attributes and truly exemplified the 19 virtues of family, sacrifice, and excellence. 20 He was a beautiful light in the lives of many 21 and served as a constant source of inspiration 22 for his loved ones through his loving, 23 hardworking and selfless example; and 24 "WHEREAS, Dr. William R. Greiner is

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 survived by his wife, Carol Morrissey Greiner, 2 one daughter, Susan Keenan, and three sons, 3 Kevin, Terrance and Daniel, as well as 4 13 grandchildren; and 5 "WHEREAS, Armed with a humanistic 6 spirit, imbued with a sense of compassion, and 7 comforted by a loving family, Dr. William R. 8 Greiner leaves behind a legacy which will long 9 endure the passage of time and will remain as 10 a comforting memory to all he served and 11 befriended; now, therefore, be it 12 "RESOLVED, That this Legislative 13 Body pause in its deliberations to mourn the 14 death of Dr. William R. Greiner, a man of 15 singular distinction and extraordinary 16 accomplishment, and be it further 17 "RESOLVED, That a copy of this 18 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted 19 to the family of Dr. William R. Greiner." 20 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: 21 Senator Thompson. 22 SENATOR THOMPSON: Yes, Madam 23 President. You look so lovely up there. 24 Happy New Year.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank 2 you. 3 SENATOR THOMPSON: Let me just 4 take a brief moment to say a few kind words 5 about a very distinguished gentleman, 6 Dr. Greiner. 7 Under his guidance, UB became the 8 first American university to establish a 9 branch in China. Under his guidance, UB 10 developed the reputation of one of the 11 nation's best research-intensive public 12 universities. In addition, under his 13 leadership UB developed a world-class medical 14 campus in downtown Buffalo which is growing by 15 leaps and bounds with the help of many members 16 of this body as well. 17 Under his leadership as well, UB 18 went to Division 1 in sports -- go, UB Bulls. 19 Under his leadership, UB also became really 20 expanded with his tremendous investment in the 21 college dormitories as well, and in fact the 22 student population has grown by leaps and 23 bounds. 24 I'd like to thank my colleagues

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 today. I'm grateful to be joined on this 2 resolution by my colleagues from Western 3 New York, Senator Stachowski, Senator Volker, 4 Senator Maziarz, and Senator Young, and invite 5 any of my other colleagues in the Senate to 6 join onto this resolution. 7 Thank you, Madam President. 8 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank 9 you. 10 Senator Stachowski. 11 SENATOR STACHOWSKI: Yes, Madam 12 President. I too would like to rise to say a 13 few words about Dr. Greiner, who did a 14 remarkable job at the University of Buffalo. 15 He was a terrific law professor at 16 one time, at least so my brother tells me, and 17 I'm sure Senator Volker will add to that. He 18 was an outstanding provost. And then he did 19 just an outstanding job as the president. 20 He obviously was at the helm when 21 UB made a lot of the growth that they are now 22 enjoying. The medical corridor that Senator 23 Thompson mentioned is one of the really 24 shining lights of the city. It now has spun

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 off approximately 1250 biotech companies, some 2 very small but some larger, and they are now 3 on a website where people can look and develop 4 a pathway to a job. And I'm sure that that 5 made him very proud. 6 But one of the things he did that 7 was especially good for the community is he 8 tried to get UB more into the community and he 9 also tried to get the community more 10 interested in UB by taking its sports program 11 to Division 1. And he did it in one big bold 12 step. And everybody thought they're crazy, 13 you know, they're going to take quite a few 14 down years. But fortunately the UB Bulls have 15 had a pretty good run in the MAC. 16 And I know that Dr. Greiner still 17 went to the games while he was healthy. He 18 enjoyed all the football games and the 19 basketball games. And the fact is that that 20 program is on the map, and it's really through 21 his effort and his push. 22 And the area lost a really 23 distinguished citizen, a wonderful human 24 being, and his family lost a wonderful loving

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 father and husband to his wife. His wife 2 Carol is a wonderful person. My best to his 3 family, and I will miss my friend Bill Greiner 4 very much. 5 Thank you. 6 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank 7 you, Senator. 8 Senator LaValle. 9 SENATOR LaVALLE: I yield to 10 Senator Volker first. 11 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: 12 Senator Volker. 13 SENATOR VOLKER: Thank you. I 14 was going to yield to Senator LaValle first. 15 Bill Greiner was a close personal 16 friend, and Carol Greiner both. My wife and 17 I, who's also a Carol, spent a lot of time 18 with the couple at various events, university 19 events, business events, sporting events. 20 Bill Greiner probably was the first 21 president, certainly the only president in my 22 time that was really involved directly in not 23 just university affairs but in the entire 24 community. He was considered by most people

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 to be one of the top five or six leaders in 2 the entire Western New York area. 3 He had an interesting sense of 4 humor. He was very articulate. He knew how 5 to deal with people. And sometimes in Buffalo 6 you'd better know how to deal with people 7 because we have a few problems there 8 occasionally between groups and so forth. 9 He was a man who I really enjoyed 10 being with, as I enjoyed being with his wife, 11 Carol. In fact, I must confess to you that 12 the best academic dinners that I was ever at 13 were dinners where Bill and Carol Greiner were 14 the hosts. And they always were able to get 15 everybody to speak together and talk about 16 what was going on in the community. 17 As Senator LaValle will tell you, 18 it was Bill Greiner who, against the wishes of 19 a lot of the old academics, stood up for 20 athletics. And many people thought that he 21 was very over-optimistic and that he would 22 fall on his face and that the university would 23 be embarrassed. 24 But the truth is that the two

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 universities surged forward, one happens to be 2 in Senator LaValle's district and the other 3 one, of course, is in Western New York. 4 That's Stony Brook on Long Island and SUNY in 5 Buffalo. Probably the two most important 6 people -- this is in my opinion -- in the 7 development of SUNY sports was Bill Greiner 8 and of course Senator Ken LaValle, because I 9 was right there with him and listened to some 10 of the board meetings, which were really 11 something to listen to many of the old timers 12 say it's not good, it's bad for education. 13 Bill Greiner will be badly missed 14 not just by the university community but by 15 the entire Buffalo community. And I wish 16 Carol and their entire family the best for the 17 future. 18 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank 19 you, Senator Volker. 20 Senator LaValle. 21 SENATOR LaVALLE: Thank you, 22 Madam President. 23 During the years that I was 24 chairman of the Senate Committee on Higher

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Education, I had really a great privilege in 2 getting to know both Bill and Carol Greiner. 3 Bill was a very, very interesting individual 4 because he was very outspoken. He had only 5 one agenda, and that was to move forward the 6 UB agenda. 7 Bill came as dean of the law school 8 and was provost and then became president. 9 And there were a lot of people that were 10 skeptical that a law school professor and dean 11 would lead UB. 12 It is under Bill Greiner's watch 13 that he moved the agenda from one of 14 undergraduate to graduate programming and to 15 build a synergy between UB and the business 16 community. So that all of the things that we 17 see today in Western New York began under Bill 18 Greiner's watch. 19 And it was very controversial, 20 because when you move an agenda from one 21 program, meaning undergraduate, to the 22 graduate program, that becomes disruptive with 23 some of the stakeholders or faculty at the 24 university.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Bill Greiner was a real person, 2 loved to play golf, talked about golf, talked 3 about sports. Was able to build the stadium, 4 a 30,000-seat stadium at UB that held the 5 World Games and then was able to -- with very 6 little cost, if any, to the state -- to have a 7 stadium that would move his football team into 8 Division 1. 9 So he was truly a person who was in 10 the right place at the right time and moved 11 the agenda to where it is today. And we owe 12 Bill Greiner a great debt for doing the things 13 that he did. 14 Thank you, Madam President. 15 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank 16 you. 17 Any other Senator wishing to be 18 heard on the resolution? 19 The question is on the resolution. 20 All those in favor please signify by saying 21 aye. 22 (Response of "Aye.") 23 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: 24 Opposed, nay.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 (No response.) 2 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: The 3 resolution is adopted. 4 Senator Thompson has indicated that 5 he would like to open the resolution up to the 6 entire body for cosponsorship. Anyone wishing 7 to not be included as a cosponsor please 8 notify the desk. 9 Senator Smith. 10 SENATOR SMITH: Madam President, 11 before I call up the next resolution, from 12 time to time we are visited in this chamber by 13 very distinguished individuals. Today we have 14 the pleasure of having one such of those 15 individuals with us. 16 I would like to acknowledge Arturo 17 Vargas, who is the executive director of the 18 National Association of Latino Elected 19 Officials. 20 Mr. Vargas, good to have you in the 21 chamber with us. 22 (Applause.) 23 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: 24 Welcome, Mr. Vargas.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 SENATOR SMITH: And I'm not sure 2 why he's standing next to Senator Dilan, but 3 that's okay. 4 But, Madam President, I believe 5 there's a resolution by Senator Maziarz at 6 this desk, and I ask that that resolution be 7 read in its entirety and move for its 8 immediate adoption by my friend Senator 9 Maziarz. 10 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: The 11 Secretary will read. 12 THE SECRETARY: By Senator 13 Maziarz, Legislative Resolution Number 3540, 14 congratulating the North Tonawanda High School 15 Football Team and Head Coach Eric Jantzi upon 16 the occasion of capturing the 2009 New York 17 State Class AA Championship. 18 "WHEREAS, Excellence and success in 19 competitive sports can be achieved only 20 through strenuous practice, team play and team 21 spirit, nurtured by dedicated coaching and 22 strategic planning; and 23 "WHEREAS, Athletic competition 24 enhances the moral and physical development of

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 the young people of this state, preparing them 2 for the future by instilling in them the value 3 of teamwork, encouraging a standard of healthy 4 living, imparting a desire for success, and 5 developing a sense of fair play and 6 competition; and 7 "WHEREAS, The Section VI champions, 8 the North Tonawanda Lumberjacks High School 9 Football Team, defeated New Rochelle High 10 School 14-7 in the Syracuse Carrier Dome to 11 finish the season with a perfect 13-0 record 12 and capture the 2009 New York State AA 13 Championship; and 14 "WHEREAS, The athletic talent 15 displayed by this team is due in great part to 16 the efforts of Head Coach Eric Jantzi and his 17 team of outstanding assistant coaches, skilled 18 and inspirational tutors, respected for their 19 ability to develop potential into excellence; 20 and 21 "WHEREAS, The team's overall record 22 is outstanding, and the team members were 23 loyally and enthusiastically supported by 24 family, fans, friends and the community at

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 large; and 2 "WHEREAS, The North Tonawanda High 3 School Football Team benefited especially from 4 the constant support and encouragement of a 5 dedicated and talented cheerleading squad, who 6 rooted the team on with great enthusiasm both 7 at home and on the road; and 8 "WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the 9 North Tonawanda High School Football Team, 10 from the opening game of the season to 11 participation in the championship, were a 12 brotherhood of athletic ability, of good 13 sportsmanship, of honor and of scholarship, 14 demonstrating that these team players are 15 second to none; and 16 "WHEREAS, Athletically and 17 academically, the team members have proven 18 themselves to be an unbeatable combination of 19 talents, reflecting favorably on North 20 Tonawanda High School; and 21 "WHEREAS, Head Coach Eric Jantzi 22 and his dedicated staff have done a superb job 23 in guiding, molding and inspiring the team 24 members toward their goals; and

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 "WHEREAS, Sports competition 2 instills the values of teamwork, pride and 3 accomplishment, and Head Coach Eric Jantzi and 4 the outstanding athletes on the North 5 Tonawanda High School Football Team have 6 clearly made a contribution to the spirit of 7 excellence which is a tradition of their 8 school; now, therefore, be it 9 "RESOLVED, That this Legislative 10 Body pause in its deliberations to 11 congratulate the North Tonawanda High School 12 Football Team, its members -- Steve Kijowski, 13 James Aquilina, Joe Montesanti, Jake Brock, 14 Josh Kern, Mike Tuzzo, Darrik Bloomfield, 15 Billy Connors, Bruce Hakes, Brendan Wingrove, 16 Tom Sell, Steve Stefanski, Rob Wiklerski, Dave 17 DiPietro, Aaron Davis, Devan Moultne, Luke 18 Zacher, Zach Christopher, Travis Charsley, Max 19 Jackson, Shaun Schottmiller, Ryan Daigler, Dan 20 Montesanti, Sean McDonough, Joe Medina, Travis 21 Barke, Mitch Milbrand, Casey Shreve, Clayton 22 Schmidt, Jeff Verrall, Jeff Schinaman, T.J. 23 Haug, Nick Gonnella, Jim Rogers, Mike 24 Grimaldi, Jesse Bradley, Jim Gigliotti, Jordan

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Marrs, Randy Miskho, Ben Kanaley, Brennan 2 Perkins, Cody Klawiter, Collin O'Donnell, Kyle 3 Shreve, Justin Sherk, Tyler Body, Kevin 4 VanHise, Josh Fritz, Brandon Camarre, and 5 Andrew Mellott -- Assistant Coaches Rick Tomm, 6 Corey Zayatz, Chris Cook, Erik O'Bryan, Dave 7 Celeste, Kevin Pieper, Brian Hoffman, Todd 8 O'Bryan, Archie O'Bryan and Ben Ladik and Head 9 Coach Eric Jantzi on their outstanding season 10 and overall team record; and be it further 11 "RESOLVED, That copies of this 12 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted 13 to the North Tonawanda High School Football 14 Team, Assistant Coaches Rick Tomm, Corey 15 Zayatz, Chris Cook, Erik O'Bryan, Dave 16 Celeste, Kevin Pieper, Brian Hoffman, Todd 17 O'Bryan, Archie O'Bryan and Ben Ladik, Head 18 Coach Eric Jantzi, North Tonawanda School 19 Superintendent Vincent Vecchiarella, North 20 Tonawanda High School Principal James Fisher, 21 North Tonawanda Board of Education President 22 Jeff Glatz and North Tonawanda High School 23 Football Booster Club President Paul Frye." 24 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER:

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Senator Maziarz. 2 SENATOR MAZIARZ: Thank you very 3 much, Madam President. 4 At long last we get to the 5 resolution that I'm very proud of today 6 congratulating my alma mater, the 7 North Tonawanda Lumberjacks, on being the 8 Class AA New York State 2009 Football 9 Champions. 10 Now, I have to tell you that 11 there's a colleague of mine, Senator 12 DeFrancisco, who is in an absolute state of 13 disbelief right now because Senator 14 DeFrancisco can't believe that there's a 15 championship anywhere in New York State that's 16 not from Syracuse or Central New York. 17 But I do want to welcome school 18 superintendent Vince Vecchiarella -- 19 Superintendent, if you would please stand 20 up -- and Coach Eric Jantzi. Coach, would you 21 please stand up? 22 The North Tonawanda Lumberjacks 23 went 13 and 0 this year, 13-0, an absolutely 24 perfect season. And they did it with a great

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 team, a great team of players and a great team 2 of cheerleaders who were equally important to 3 this championship. They brought a great deal 4 of pride and recognition to the City of 5 North Tonawanda. Why don't all of you stand 6 up? 7 Thank you all for being here. I am 8 proud to call North Tonawanda my home. I'm 9 proud to call this high school my alma mater. 10 You've done something that has 11 never been done before in the history of our 12 school and our community. You had a perfect 13 season and you brought home a championship, 14 which I know was historical and which will go 15 down as a great deal of pride for everyone in 16 the community of North Tonawanda. So 17 congratulations to each and every one of you. 18 And also to my good friend Senator 19 Suzi Oppenheimer, who has the -- I don't know, 20 I guess you would call it the unfortunate 21 honor of representing the New Rochelle 22 Huguenots, who were no match for North 23 Tonawanda, no match at all for North 24 Tonawanda. Even though they were from

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Westchester, even though they had more money 2 than we had, even though they eat lobster and 3 we eat chicken, we beat them anyway. Right? 4 All right. 5 Congratulations, team. Thank you. 6 Thank you, Madam President. 7 (Applause.) 8 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: 9 Senator Bill Stachowski, to refute the lobster 10 reference, please. 11 (Laughter.) 12 SENATOR STACHOWSKI: Madam 13 President, I too would like to rise and 14 congratulate the Lumberjacks from North 15 Tonawanda. They had a truly outstanding 16 season. They obviously have a great group of 17 young men and obviously their cheerleaders, I 18 believe, are with them also. 19 But the coaching staff did a great 20 job. These kids play very, very hard. I had 21 the opportunity to see some of their games on 22 TV on replay, and they have a great team. 23 They work very hard. 24 And one thing about North

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Tonawanda's team that even if they don't 2 happen to win their division every year is 3 they are always known as a very tough team to 4 play, because they're tough kids from a tough 5 area. And they should be proud of their 6 accomplishments. 7 And the one thing that maybe 8 Senator Maziarz didn't tell you is the one 9 thing that's most important about winning a 10 state championship is you are now the state 11 champions. All through your life, you will 12 always be a member of the state championship 13 team. No one can ever take that away from 14 you. So it's the memory from this season, all 15 those memories you'll share with your friends. 16 And they will be your friends for your life. 17 It's the greatest thing about the whole 18 experience. 19 So I wish you luck in whatever you 20 do in your future. I congratulate you again 21 on the job well done, your coach and 22 superintendent and all the people involved, 23 and your parents especially, congratulations 24 to all the people involved with the North

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Tonawanda High School Football Team. 2 Congratulations. Great job. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank 4 you. 5 Senator DeFrancisco. 6 SENATOR DeFRANCISCO: Thank you. 7 I just want to thank all of you of 8 the North Tonawanda Lumberjacks. You don't 9 know how happy you've made George Maziarz. 10 Year after year he's had to listen to these 11 speeches that I'd make about the teams from my 12 area, and he always would remark "Isn't there 13 any champions from anywhere outside of 14 Syracuse?" So he wanted me to be sure I was 15 here today. 16 What I know North Tonawanda for is 17 a great football player by the name of Rick 18 Cassata. I don't know if anybody knows the 19 family. Rick and I played baseball at 20 Syracuse University together. And every time 21 I think of the name North Tonawanda, I think 22 of Rick, who was a great player. He played at 23 Syracuse and then went on to Canadian 24 football, I think, for a period of time.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 The other thing, it's interesting 2 that you beat New Rochelle. A few years ago 3 my high school team from CBA, Christian 4 Brothers Academy -- I don't know if you've 5 ever played them or know of them -- but they 6 had a game against New Rochelle as well in the 7 Carrier Dome, and CBA won. And there was a 8 player there, a young player that fortunately 9 for our team -- not fortunately for 10 New Rochelle -- had an injury about halfway 11 through and he couldn't finish the game. CBA 12 ended up winning with a quarterback by the 13 name of Greg Paulus, who went on to play 14 basketball at Duke. 15 But his story is yesterday if you 16 were watching TV, that same very player, Ray 17 Rice, broke up the center of the line in the 18 first touch -- I think it was 80-some-odd 19 yards. So maybe one of you will be doing that 20 in a pro team. 21 But more importantly, you have 22 shown what teamwork is all about, you've shown 23 what hard work is all about. And whatever 24 happens in the future, as Senator Stachowski

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 says, no one can take it away from you. And 2 you'll always have these people that are 3 surrounding you now as your closest friends 4 for life. 5 So congratulations, and thank you 6 again on behalf of Senator Maziarz. 7 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank 8 you. 9 Senator Hassell-Thompson. 10 SENATOR HASSELL-THOMPSON: Thank 11 you, Madam President. I rise to also add my 12 congratulations to Tonawanda, and let me tell 13 you why. 14 New Rochelle beats Mount Vernon 15 ever single year historically for the last 16 fifty years. So anybody who beats the 17 Huguenots is my friend. 18 (Laughter.) 19 SENATOR HASSELL-THOMPSON: Having 20 said that -- having said that, we all owe 21 congratulations to whomever wins in this 22 state. We're very proud of our young men and 23 women who play sports and who play well. And 24 as the state champions, I want to add my

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 congratulations very seriously. 2 But I meant that about the 3 Huguenots. 4 (Laughter.) 5 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Things 6 are getting a little personal here. 7 Senator Suzi Oppenheimer. 8 SENATOR OPPENHEIMER: Whoa. 9 Senator Hassell-Thompson. And there's good 10 reason why the New Rochelle team has been 11 winning all those years. 12 But I'll tell you something, guys. 13 I applaud what you -- as you probably figured 14 out, I'm the Senator from New Rochelle. But I 15 know we've had a pretty good run. And so I'm 16 very proud of you. 17 I did team sports in high school 18 and college, and I know the work that goes in. 19 And I know, to address what's been said 20 earlier, the camaraderie that gets developed. 21 And it's very meaningful to be able to have 22 worked collaboratively in a team manner. In 23 fact, as you go forward in life, that 24 particular skill of being able to work

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 together cooperatively and collaboratively is 2 probably the thing that's going to be the most 3 valuable lesson you've learned. 4 But I am here to applaud you, to 5 say I know the hard work you've done. It 6 really was quite an achievement to beat 7 New Rochelle. And I wish each one of you a 8 very, very full future, a happy future. 9 Thanks. 10 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: Thank 11 you. 12 Any other Senators wish to be heard 13 to defend your teams? 14 The question is on the resolution. 15 All those in favor please signify by saying 16 aye. 17 (Response of "Aye.") 18 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: 19 Opposed, nay. 20 (No response.) 21 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: The 22 resolution is adopted. 23 Senator Maziarz has indicated that 24 he would like to open the resolution up to the

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 entire body for cosponsorship. Anyone wishing 2 to not be included as a cosponsor please 3 notify the desk. 4 And congratulations for your fine 5 win. Thank you, gentlemen. 6 (Applause.) 7 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: 8 Senator Addabbo. 9 SENATOR ADDABBO: Madam 10 President, is there any further business at 11 the desk? 12 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: 13 Senator Addabbo, the desk is clear. 14 SENATOR ADDABBO: There being no 15 business at the desk, I move that we adjourn 16 till Tuesday, January 12th, at 10:00 a.m. 17 ACTING PRESIDENT KRUEGER: There 18 being no further business to come before the 19 Senate, on motion, the Senate stands adjourned 20 until Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. 21 (Whereupon, at 4:18 p.m., the 22 Senate adjourned.) 23 24

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